The Atlanta Dream defeated the Indiana Fever 91-90 on Tuesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Brittney Griner led the Dream with 21 points and eight rebounds on 8-for-13 shooting. Rhyne Howard finished with 20 points on 5-for-17 shooting, including 4-for-13 from 3-point range.
Brionna Jones had 19 points and 13 rebounds on 6-for-12 shooting. Allisha Gray added 16 points and six assists on 5-for-15 shooting, including 3-for-10 from beyond the arc.
Caitlin Clark led the Fever with 27 points, 11 assists and five rebounds on 9-for-20 shooting, including 5-for-11 from 3-point range. Aliyah Boston finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds and four assists on 9-for-13 shooting, while Kelsey Mitchell added 24 points on 9-for-15 shooting (2-for-3 from 3-point range).
Both teams have split their first two games of the 2025 season. The Fever defeated the Chicago Sky 93-58 in their season opener Saturday. The Dream lost 94-90 on the road to the Washington Mystics on Friday.
The Dream and the Fever will rematch Thursday at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream player stats and box score
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Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream game summary
The Atlanta Dream held a 31-23 lead over the Fever at the end of the first quarter. Brionna Jones scored 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting for Atlanta.
Indiana outscored Atlanta 19-13 in the second quarter. At halftime, the Dream led 44-42. Brittney Griner led Atlanta with 12 points and four rebounds on 4-for-6 shooting. Jones added 11 points, all scored in the first quarter.
For the Fever, Caitlin Clark had 16 points, five rebounds and six assists on 5-for-10 shooting, including 3-for-5 from 3-point range. Kelsey Mitchell added 10 points on 4-for-7 shooting.
The Dream outscored the Fever 32-23 in the third quarter to take a 76-65 lead into the fourth. Indiana started the fourth on an 11-4 run to cut the lead to four (80-76) with more than seven minutes remaining.
With 1:21 remaining, the lead was down to two (89-87) on Aliyah Boston’s layup off a pass from Clark. On the next possession, Mitchell tied the game with a running basket, capping a 9-0 Indiana run.
Boston went 1-for-2 from the free-throw line to give the Fever a 90-89 lead with 21 seconds left. On the other end, Rhyne Howard hit two free throws to put Atlanta ahead 91-90 with 9.7 seconds remaining. Fever veteran forward Natasha Howard had two chances to win the game but missed.